Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A display device, comprising: a backlight unit; a liquid crystal panel on the backlight unit; a glass cover on the liquid crystal; a camera hole defined by the backlight unit and the liquid crystal panel, the camera hole penetrating the backlight unit and the liquid crystal panel; at least one light-blocking member in the camera hole; a lower polarizing plate between the backlight unit and the liquid crystal panel, and an upper polarizing plate between the glass cover and the liquid crystal panel, the camera hole penetrating the lower polarizing plate and the upper polarizing plate; and a through-hole defined by and penetrating the upper polarizing plate, the through-hole having a position corresponding to the camera hole, the through-hole having a size corresponding to the camera hole, wherein the at least one light-blocking member comprises: a light-blocking tape, and a border mold, and wherein the light-blocking tape is attached to the lower polarizing plate, the border mold, and the backlight unit.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein: the camera hole has a circular cross-section; and the light-blocking tape is shaped as a circular ring that is concentric with a circumferential surface of the camera hole.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the light-blocking tape has a color that is capable of blocking light.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the light-blocking tape is black.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the backlight unit comprises: a cover bottom comprising: a bottom portion; and a side portion extending perpendicularly from the bottom portion; the light guide plate on the bottom portion; an optical sheet on the light guide plate of the bottom portion; and the border mold between a lateral surface of the light guide plate and the side portion of the cover bottom.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the border mold comprises: a vertical part disposed along a surface of the side portion to contact the surface and formed in a perpendicular direction to a surface of the bottom; and a settling part covering a thickness surface of the side portion, wherein the vertical part and a lateral surface of the light guide plate are spaced apart from each other to form a separation space.
7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the cover bottom further comprises an upper portion extending from an end of the side portion parallel to the display panel.
8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the settling part is on the upper portion of the cover bottom.
9. The display device of claim 6 , wherein: the light-blocking tape comprises: a first adhesive portion attached to the optical sheet; a second adhesive portion attached to the settling part; and a shielding portion connecting the first adhesive portion and the second adhesive portion; the shielding portion covers the separation space; and the lateral surface of the settling part and the lateral surface of the light-blocking tape cover a side one of the surface of the camera hole.
10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein: an upper surface of the light-blocking tape contacts the lower polarizing plate; and an end of the lower polarizing plate, adjacent to the camera hole, is disposed to correspond to an end of the light-blocking tape or is disposed to be covered by an outer end of the light-blocking tape.
11. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one light-blocking member further comprises an insert mold coupled to the light-blocking tape, the border mold, and the cover bottom.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the insert mold comprises: a bottom-coupling portion coupled to the bottom portion of the cover bottom; an upper support portion supporting the settling part of the border mold or an upper portion of the cover bottom; and a side surface connection portion connecting the bottom-coupling portion to the upper support portion.
13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the bottom-coupling portion is coupled to a lower surface of a bottom portion of the cover bottom.
14. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the side surface connection portion is coupled to a side portion of the cover bottom.
15. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the insert mold is manufactured to be integrated into the cover bottom.
16. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the insert mold comprises a same metallic material as the cover bottom.
17. A display device, comprising: a backlight unit; a liquid crystal panel on the backlight unit, the liquid crystal panel comprising a transparent portion on a camera hole; a camera in the camera hole; a light-blocking member covering a portion of the camera hole located between the camera and the liquid crystal panel; a lower polarizing plate between the backlight unit and the liquid crystal panel, the camera hole penetrating the lower polarizing plate; an upper polarizing plate on the liquid crystal panel; and a through-hole defined by and penetrating the lower polarizing plate and the backlight unit, the through-hole having a position corresponding to the camera hole, the through-hole having a size corresponding to the camera hole, wherein the light-blocking member comprises: a light-blocking tape, and a resin part, and wherein the light-blocking tape is attached to the lower polarizing plate, the resin part, and the backlight unit.
18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein the cover bottom further comprises an upper portion extending from an end of the side portion parallel to the display panel.
19. The display device of claim 17 , wherein: the backlight unit comprises: a cover bottom comprising: a bottom portion; a first side portion adjacent to the camera hole; and a second side portion adjacent to the outside extending perpendicularly from the bottom portion; a light guide plate on the bottom portion; an optical sheet on the light guide plate of the bottom portion; and a border mold between a lateral surface of the light guide plate and the second side portion; the border mold comprises: a vertical part disposed along a surface of the second side portion to contact the surface, and formed in a perpendicular direction to a surface of the bottom portion; and a settling part covering a thickness surface of the second side portion; the vertical part and one of lateral surfaces of the light guide plate are spaced apart from each other to form a second separation space; and the first side portion and a remaining one of the lateral surfaces of the light guide plate are spaced apart from each other to form a first separation space.
20. The display device of claim 19 , wherein the settling part is on the upper portion of the cover bottom.
21. The display device of claim 19 , wherein the resin part is attached to the lower polarizing plate, a part of the light-blocking tape, and the first side portion of the cover bottom.
22. The display device of claim 19 , wherein: the light-blocking tape comprises: a first adhesive portion attached to the optical sheet; a second adhesive portion attached to the settling part; a shielding portion connecting the first adhesive portion and the second adhesive portion; and the resin part covering a part of the second adhesive portion, a part of the first side portion, and a part of a lower surface of the liquid crystal panel; the shielding portion covers the first separation space; and the lateral surface of the settling part and the lateral surface of the light-blocking tape cover a side one of the surface of the camera hole.
23. The display device of claim 22 , wherein a region of the resin part covering the part of the lower surface of the liquid crystal panel is the transparent portion on the camera hole.
24. The display device of claim 19 , wherein the resin part is attached to the lower polarizing plate, a part of the light-blocking tape, and the side portion or the upper portion of the cover bottom.
25. The display device of claim 19 , wherein: the backlight unit further comprises a space maintenance part on the second separation space; and the backlight unit is between the optical sheet and the lower polarizing plate.
26. The display device of claim 17 , wherein the light-blocking member further comprises an insert mold coupled to the light-blocking tape, the resin part, and the cover bottom.
27. The display device of claim 26 , wherein the insert mold comprises: a bottom-coupling portion coupled to the bottom portion of the cover bottom; an upper support portion supporting the second adhesive portion of the light-blocking tape or an upper portion of the cover bottom; and a side surface connection portion connecting the bottom-coupling portion to the upper support portion.
28. The display device of claim 27 , wherein a side surface connection portion is coupled to the first side portion of the cover bottom.
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June 21, 2022
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